Новости за 18.05.2020

Julia Conley, staff writer

While giving fossil fuel companies access to relief funds ostensibly meant for small businesses struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Trump administration on Monday slapped solar and wind power firms with retroactive rent bills dating back two years.

Here’s How Time Works Now Eli Grober | McSweeney’s | 12th May 2020 Not satire at all. “A week was once measured over the course of seven days. Our testing showed that this has been way too short. So we made a big adjustment: A workweek now takes an entire year. From Monday to Friday, you will feel like it’s been an entire year. This is non-negotiable. A w…

With the pandemic showing no signs of ending, antibody tests have come under increased scrutiny.

A resident who gave more details on the incident said the insurgents stormed the town around 6:00 pm while residents were preparing to break their ramadan fast.

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The Come Play movie release date is delayed until October 30, three months after the horror film was originally set to hit theaters on July 24.

So with Stendel's contract now supposedly finished due to Hearts relegation , does that mean Craig Levein will still be at the club after Stendel has gone? :greengrin

When discussing the top quarterbacks and the top golfers of this millennium, it’s hard not to think of these four names: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.

A Falcon 9 rocket is set to carry two NASA astronauts from US soil to the ISS on May 27. The last time the US launched astronauts from within its borders was 2011.

Uber Technologies is laying off 3,000 additional workers and closing about 45 offices around the world as the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the company’s main profit generator, its ride-share business.The news throws into question the tech giant’s plans for Chicago.

1. Uber laying off another 3,000 workers, closing offices  Chicago Tribune
2. Uber to cut 3,000 more jobs  CNBC
3. Uber Cuts 3,000 More Jobs, Shuts 45 Offices in Coronavirus Crunch  The Wall Street Journal
4. Uber to focus on core rides, delivery business as it cuts 23% of workforce  Yahoo Finance
5. Read Uber CEO's email to employees after 2nd round of layoffs  Business Insider
6. View Full Coverage on Google News

Amazon may be trolling bankrupt retailer J.C. Penney.

'Natural choice'

Theerathon at the vanguard of Thai charge in Japan FIFA.com

Thai central bank seen cutting key rate to help economy in recession Midwest Communication

Intel's H310 motherboard chipset now comes with an integrated GeForce GTX 1650 GPU - Have you ever thought of buying a motherboard having a discrete GPU ? Worry not, because a Chinese or Zeal-All has recently revealed its new ZA-KB1650 motherboard, featuring an Intel LGA1151 CPU socket and the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 GPU...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a strict four-day nationwide lockdown during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr celebrations. The move comes in an effort to prevent a possible spike in coronavirus cases.
Read Full Article at RT.com

Experts believe The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run could be one of the latest movies to skip a run in theaters and go straight to VOD.

Casanova details inner turmoil on "Stress."
https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/casanova-opens-up-about-his-struggles-on-stress-new-song.1987260.html

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the leadership change on Monday afternoon, calling Rubio a "natural choice" for the position.

A Tyson Foods poultry facility in Wilkesboro, N.C., remains closed 12 days after Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said that all U.S. meatpacking plants would fully reopen in the next seven to 10 days.Perdue ...

The Royal Astronomical Society's Dr Sheila Kanani says while there's a 'small' chance we'll meet an alien intelligence one day, it's more likely that any life we find among the stars will probably be little bugs